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Midwifery Community Based Health Care During the Childbearing Year [Hardcover]

John Walsh CNM MPH PhD (Author)

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Publication Date: May 2, 2001

This new comprehensive text recognizes the role of the midwife or clinician practicing using a midwifery model of care as a primary provider for healthy pregnant women. The woman is the central figure in the assessment of her own health needs and the determination of the care processes that will best meet those needs. Stresses throughout, the role of the midwife is to advocate for the woman while creating a climate of care the recognizes and values the healthy aspects of pregnancy. When deviation from the normal occur, the reader is led through a process that emphasizes consultation, collaboration, and referral to the professionals who are most appropriately prepared to meet the women's needs. Current research is incorporated throughout to preapre the reader for maintaining standards of care by evidence-based practice.

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Linda V. Walsh, CNM, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Product Details

Hardcover: 576 pages
Publisher: Saunders (May 2, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0721647162
ISBN-13: 978-0721647166
Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,187,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The go-to midwifery text, November 26, 2011

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THE book to have for those caring for pregnant women. Linda Walsh is an obviously experienced midwifery educator who pays attention to detail and is very thorough.

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